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Charles Don Flores is on death row for a 1998 Farmers Branch murder. A professor says his and others' research on witness memory could prove Flores' innocence.
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Forty-five people have been executed for crimes committed in Tarrant County since 1982 — more than in every county except Harris, Dallas and Bexar.
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Despite a public campaign that included faith leaders and jurors from the original trial, Texas courts have so far declined to reconsider recanted testimony in Cantu’s case.
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Renteria sued the El Paso District Attorney’s Office for violating his constitutional rights by not releasing all documents of his case, in which he maintains that he did not murder 5-year-old Alexandra Flores.
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Murphy was convicted of carjacking and murdering a 79-year-old woman, but his lawyers argued DNA evidence used to enhance his sentence did not meet evidentiary standards. They also argued the lethal injection drug meant for his execution was made unsafe by a fire at a Texas prison.
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The lower courts ruled the death row inmate waited too long to challenge the state’s DNA procedures, but the Supreme Court disagreed. Now, he can go to a federal court to make his claim.
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The federal government has largely avoided pursuing the death penalty under President Biden.